Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 107 Buy a batch of saplings and plant a fruit tree

Linsen Ranch, in the northern part of the pastoral area.

This is a ranch that mainly sells crop seeds and fruit tree seedlings; it's more like a nursery than a ranch.

Therefore, when Su Yu arrived here, what he saw was a small forest composed of a large number of tree fruit seedlings.

In addition to various fruit trees such as cherry and peach trees, a large number of common crops are also grown here.

Su Yu's purpose in this trip was clearly not these ordinary crops, but those fruit trees.

The number of Pokémon on the ranch is increasing rapidly, and feeding them consumes a lot of berries every day.

Although there are still energy cubes from the previous rancher competition that I won over three months, these energy cubes have been almost used up over this period of time.

After all, there's a limit to how many of these energy cubes can be redeemed. The brand isn't stupid; they're not going to just sit and wait to be exploited endlessly.

In addition, Su Yu has also caught a large number of Pokémon in the past few months. This is also one of the reasons.

The hundreds of hairy crabs in the ranch alone consume a large number of energy blocks every day.

In addition, when Drow Ranger came before, Su Yu also took a lot of Power Cubes to help those wild Pokémon.

Under these circumstances, in just over a month, Su Yu had used up almost all of the energy cubes awarded in the Rancher Competition.

That's why Su Yu came here today to see if he could buy some saplings of fruit trees to plant at home.

Upon seeing Su Yu's arrival, the rancher of Linsen Ranch came out with a smile. He approached Su Yu and asked curiously:

"Is Rancher Su also here to buy fruit tree seedlings?"

"It's only the beginning of spring, and these fruit tree seedlings from our ranch are selling very well in the pastoral area. There are quite a few people scrambling to buy them."

Upon hearing this, Su Yu looked towards the small forest made up of saplings. Among them, several people from different ranches were visiting, and it seemed they were also there to buy saplings.

It seems that this is the only ranch in the entire pastoral area that sells tree seedlings. After all, seedling cultivation is a skill that many people don't possess.

Therefore, Su Yu nodded.

The rancher of Linsen Ranch said:

"Which types of fruit tree saplings are you looking to buy?"

Upon hearing this, Su Yu listed several kinds of tree fruits to the rancher. These were the main materials that Su Yu knew could be used to make energy blocks, and they were the ones that needed to be paid special attention to.

Su Yu wanted more of these fruit tree saplings. He also wanted other tree species, but in smaller quantities.

In short... I want all the kinds of fruit trees you have here.

Upon hearing this, the rancher across the street quickly took notes. Wow... this is a big client!

"However, so many fruit trees require a large planting area. Rancher Su, does your ranch have enough space to plant them?"

After taking notes for a while, the other party suddenly asked in confusion.

Upon hearing this, Su Yu waved his hand and said:

"No problem at all. The ranch my grandfather left me is big enough, with plenty of space."

"By the way, can I have my Pokémon pick out a sapling to take with me? I want to choose one that looks nice and plant it in front of my house."

As he spoke, Su Yu looked at the green caterpillar perched on his shoulder.

The rancher of Linsen Ranch nodded. After all, they were a big client, and this small request certainly had to be met.

Seeing this, the green caterpillar immediately jumped off Su Yu's shoulder and headed towards the nearby fruit orchard. Su Yu then chatted with it about some details to pay attention to when planting fruit trees.

"For planting fruit trees, it's best to use special loose soil. This type of soil is rich in energy and is very suitable for the growth of fruit trees. Of course, if the soil on your farm is particularly fertile, then that's another story."

"I happen to have a batch of loose soil here. How about we buy some?"

Is it loose soil?

This also seems to exist in Pokémon games; it's used to grow berry trees.

However, it is said that this is not necessary in the Alola region, because the climate there is suitable enough and the soil is likely fertile enough.

"Then let's buy some."

Su Yu said.

Since we've already bought the fruit tree seedlings, a little extra money won't make a difference to buying more soil.

In addition, Su Yu spent money to buy more fertilizer, and his expenses suddenly exceeded 150,000 Alliance Coins.

"This is burning through money much faster than a fishpond..."

Su Yu clicked his tongue in amazement.

However, this is a tree fruit after all, containing abundant energy, and its value is incomparable to that of the fish in the fishpond.

Seeing Su Yu's generosity, the rancher of Linsen Ranch was overjoyed. He had made a lot of money this time.

In this situation, he also imparted his knowledge about planting fruit trees to Su Yu without reservation, answering almost every question.

"If you want to find help to manage your orchard, the best candidates are still Bug-type Pokémon. They can help you guard the orchard, and in addition, they can help pollinate the trees."

"And when the fruit trees are ripe, they can even help you pick the fruit, so you don't have to climb up the trees yourself and go through the trouble of picking the fruit."

"In addition, Pokémon with the [Sunlight] ability are also great helpers in the Berry Garden. Since berries prefer a sunny climate to grow, you might consider this type of Pokémon if you have the opportunity."

"Of course... if you don't have one, a Pokémon that knows the move 'Sunny Day' is also an option to consider."

Hearing this, Su Yu nodded, carefully noting down the rancher's suggestions. Perhaps this was one of the benefits of becoming a major client?

Meanwhile, the green caterpillar returned after selecting its fruit trees. It led Su Yu to a sapling of a flat cherry tree, which looked... quite vigorous?

At this moment, the rancher also caught up. Seeing this, he said:

"The Flat Cherry Berry tree is actually a very suitable fruit tree for your Caterpie. Its fruit contains abundant Bug-type energy. Choosing this kind of fruit tree would be a good idea."

Are you sure you want to choose this one?

In the game, the Flat Cherry Berry, if carried as an item, can reduce the power of highly effective Bug-type moves.

Similarly, this is a berry that is very attractive to Bug-type Pokémon. It sways the petals extending from the front of the berry in the wind to attract Bug-type Pokémon.

Su Yu nodded in response to the rancher's question. He trusted the caterpillar's judgment; this fruit tree sapling was probably the most attractive one to it in the entire forest.

"This one will do."

(End of this chapter)